After a long process of searching, restoring and a careful remastering,
we are pleased to present a very carefully selected collection of
hard-to-find tracks from the vanguard Spanish techno scene from the 80s.
All the material featured on the Non Plus Ultra 1980-1987, except for
the group from Zaragoza Vam Cyborg, has never been officially released
before: most of these tracks should be regarded as demos although some
bands had the chance to record them on cassette or reel-to-reel and even
in a few cases could have had a limited distribution. This has made it
possible for us to recover some of these recordings which we believe
should not be lost to oblivion.
We present a repertoire of some pioneer groups, which are as unknown as
they are interesting, creative, and ahead of their times. After nearly
thirty years’ silence they have stood the test of time and still sound
as contemporary as they did then.
For the first time they will be released in LP format in a limited edition of 525 copies.
Hand made cover. Gatefold with heavy weight brown board (390 gram). 180
gram vinyl. Includes postcard and compiled dossier with detailed
information regarding all the bands featured on the Non Plus Ultra
1980-1987 album.
Limited edition of 100 copies with extra DVD (+4 euros).

lundi 23 janvier 2012

Demdike Stare have released the first two volumes of their new project, Elemental.

Parts One and Two are housed inside a beautiful quad-gatefold book style cover that will hold all four parts when the series is complete.The packaging features specially commissioned artwork by Andy Votel.

2011 has been an excellent year for Discotexas. Lhe Lisboan collective has released a string of high quality music from the likes Terminal Twilight, Mirror People, Appaloosa, Justin Faust and publicist just to name a few.

I have been lucky to be able to provide two record covers for them last year (justin Faust & Mirror People). so here's to that as well.

My good friend Mitsuhirato made a retrospective mix of discotexas' 2011 for your dancing pleasure.

jeudi 12 janvier 2012

I haven't posted anything from Pan European Recordings for a while. they released a lot of nice things though, like Services' Croissance/Western 7", Koudlam's alcoholic Hymn or even Sir Alice's Faith Box 12".

Another great Release is Jonathan Fitoussi's Pluralis LP.electro-acoustic soundscapes with light ambient and drony touches. difficult to describe but believe me it is GOOD!

This is the second volume of The Minimal Wave Tapes series, a collection
of rare electronic music compiled from bands around the world, Most of
the songs were recorded in the 1980s and originally released on limited
edition cassettes or vinyl by the artists themselves, and only a
handful of people knew about them. Now they've been remastered from
their analog source tapes, brought to you by Veronica Vasicka and Peanut
Butter Wolf.

The Minimal Wave musical genre was hallmarked by the use of the analog
synths and drum machines manufactured in the 70s and 80s, and
characterized by simple music structures made by musicians working in
the early D.I.Y. aesthetic: recording on tape in their home studios,
creating their own album artwork, and often collaborating via postage
mail. The fanzine CLEM (Contact List Of Electronic Musicians) was very
influential in creating a worldwide community for this sort of music,
before digital technology and the Internet came into play.

Minimal Wave the label was founded in New York City in 2005 by Veronica
Vasicka, who focused the label solely on obscure Minimal Wave
recordings, researching, re-mastering and releasing them on limited
vinyl and digital.

lundi 9 janvier 2012

This is definitely my favourite reggae track, probably because it doesn't sound like reggae. I've been hypnotised by it ever since I discovered Pilooski's edit back in 2010. Its slow mantra like lyrics, the exotic sounds and the unusual rhythm carry me away, far far away.